For the first time in years, we are debating the question of Palestine amid a seemingly hopeless cycle of violence that has turned back the clock to a more desperate period. The story of Israel is told through the histories of its many diverse people, their many countries of origin and their many la…
Once again the Palestinian observer has demonstrated his unwillingness to forgo any possible opportunity to attack my country.
The Palestinian observer would, further, like us to believe that Israel is intentionally strangling the Palestinian population. Nothing could, in fact, be further from the …
Israel is deeply aware of the grave humanitarian consequences of the irresponsible use of landmines. Accordingly, the Government of Israel attaches particular importance to actions aimed at preventing and minimizing human suffering in this regard.
We long for a day when civilian life will be free f…
One year ago the leaders of the world gathered here in New York to write the history of the future, to reclaim the future for individuals, the people of the world, to whom our work belongs. Like the group that gathered in San Francisco 55 years earlier to establish this United Nations, our leaders u…
First of all, I would really like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I know that you bring with you a wealth of experience, a breadth of understanding and hope for many people. I would also like to express my highest regard for…
In this General Assembly discussion devoted to the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, I
thought it appropriate to include in my statement a brief introduction in Arabic.
Of course, my mastery of classical Arabic will forever remain imperfect. Having acquired the rudiments of this…
My delegation joined the consensus on the draft resolution just adopted. We would like, however, to register our reservations with respect to the eighth preambular paragraph.
The State of Israel supports the initiative to reform the Security Council. It is our belief that more equitable representation and greater transparency in the work of the Council can only serve to increase its credibility and effectiveness.
Since the founding of the United Nations in 1945, and eve…
The Egyptian representative referred to Israel as a democratic State. Israel is indeed a democracy, in a hostile and undemocratic neighbourhood. It continues to uphold democratic standards in the face of relentless violent assault on its very existence. Rather than attacking Israel, the
Egyptian re…
It is most unfortunate that the debate on the culture of peace has been used by the representative of Egypt to inject the rhetoric of violence and blind anti-Israeli hatred into this Hall. It is unfortunate, in particular, because Egypt knows better. Egypt knows full well Israel’s commitment to peac…
We have gathered this week to address a matter of the utmost urgency to the international community. On the morning of 11 September 2001, in the most devastating terror attack in history, a group of terrorists brought two towering symbols of our host city crashing to the ground and wrought havoc on …
At the outset, I would like once again to express my deepest condolences to the people of the United States and to all those affected by the devastating terrorist attacks of 11 September. The Government and the people of Israel, like people all over the world, were shocked and horrified by these tra…
At the outset, through you, Sir, my delegation wishes to congratulate the President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly on his election and to thank the Secretariat for preparing this important dialogue.
Israel is pleased to be participating in this high- level dialogue on strengthen…
At the outset, Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the Security Council and to congratulate your predecessor, the distinguished Permanent Representative of China, on his most able leadership of the Council.
My country, Israel, is a country that seeks peac…
I listened with interest to the statements of the representatives of Lebanon and of Syria. I was pleased that the representative of Lebanon quoted one of the leaders of the Israeli opposition; I look forward to the day when I will be able to hear, and also quote, representatives of the opposition in…
I shall do so, Sir.
(spoke in French)
Syria is today preventing Lebanon from deploying its forces in southern Lebanon. It thus inspires and encourages Hezbollah and disrupts regional peace and stability, while claiming that it is acting in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. I think…
Since the representatives of Lebanon and Syria have said that the Israeli occupation is the cause and the source of the Israeli-Arab conflict, I feel the need to remind them once again that this so-called occupation did not just fall out of the sky. It is the result of an attempt — made in 1967, by …
I would like to begin by expressing Israel’s appreciation for the convening of this discussion on the prevention of armed conflict, a goal which we believe to be the most effective means of achieving the peaceful world that we all desire. To that end, we welcome the report of the Secretary- General …
As I reserved my right in the Committee to explain my delegation’s vote, I am doing so now.
Members of the Assembly have all heard in the past our positions related to the Qana incident, in which the Hezbollah deliberately used the United Nations camp to launch Katyusha rockets at Israel and felt q…
